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Volume-30 December-5 January, 2017

Test of General Awareness(Useful for IBPS (Clerks & Officers)/SBI/Railways/SSC/UPSC Exams)Q 1) The Surface to Air Missile AKASH with indigenous radio frequency seeker against target Banshee, has been successfully launched from the Launch Complex-III at ITR. Where is Interim Test Rage (ITR) Facility ?a) Trivendrumb) Chandipur, Odishac) Ahmedabadd) BengaluruQ2) Where is Bose Institute ? a) Dispurb) Kolkatac) Mumbaid) New DelhiQ 3) In the abbreviation ADMM, the letter A stands for what ?a) ASEANb) Accountsc) Atomicd) AtmosphereQ4) In the abbreviation IGST, the letter ‘I’ stands for what ?a) Integrated b) Interimc) Interestd) IndiaQ5) Which theme has made the 2017 edition of GES stood out?a) Food for allb) “Women First, Prosperity for All”c) Health for alld) Houses of allQ6) When has America observed National Entrepreneurs’ Day in 2017?a) August 15thb) November 21stc) November 14thd) November 19thQ 7) For which of the following, India has been re-elected to the under Category “B” at the 30th session of the Assembly held in London on 01 December, 2017 ?a) WTOb) Council of the International Maritime Organization [IMO]c) WHOd) IAEAQ8) When is International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed ?a) December 1stb) December, 3rdc) December 15thd) December 22ndQ9) According to Census 2011, how many persons are there with disabilities (PwDs) in our country who exhibit great diversity in terms of quantum of disability as well as types of disabilities ?a) 1.6 croreb) 2.68 crorec) 1.5 crored) None of theseQ10) In green and beautiful land of Kisama, Hornbill Festival 2017 was celebrated. Where is Kisama?a) Nagalandb) Meghalayac) Manipurd) West BengalQ11) Who is the chairman of 15th Finance Commission?a) Shri Shaktikanta Dasb) N .K.Singhc) Dr. Anoop Singhd) Dr. Ashok LahiriQ12) Where was “6th International Tourism Mart” (ITM). organised?a) Kolkatab) Guwahati, Assamc) Bhubanesward) ItanagarQ13) How many diverse agro-climatic zones does India have?a) As many as 127 diverse agro-climatic zonesb) 50c) 60d) 40Q14) To ensure food and nutritional security in India, which schemes are being implemented ?a) National Food Security Mission (NFSM)b) National Horticulture Mission (NHM)c) National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)d) All the aboveQ15) What are the highlights of mid-term review of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) (2015-2020)?a) The FTP will focus on exports from labour intensive and MSME sectors by way of increased incentives in order to increase employment opportunities. b) Emphasis will be given on ‘Ease of Trading’ across borders.c) Focus on increasing the incentives for labour intensive MSME sectors. d) All the aboveQ16) With whom the ISA, an Indian initiative, has been jointly launched by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi on 30th November 2015 in Paris, on the sidelines of COP-21, the UN Climate Conference ?a) President of Franceb) President of USAc) PM of UKd) PM of CanadaQ17) What are the aims of ISA? Give other details.a) It aims at addressing obstacles to deployment at scale of solar energy through better harmonization and aggregation of demand from solar rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. b) As of date, 46 countries have signed and 19 countries have ratified the Framework Agreement of ISA.c) Both (a) & (b)d) None of theseQ18) Which Rivers are flowing in South Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh Coast ? a) Rishikulya,b) Vamsadharac) Nagavalid) All the aboveQ19) Which of the following are the tributaries of River Krishna ?a) Paleru,b) Munneru, c) Wyrad) All the aboveQ20) On the lines of power circuits for better water conservation, which is needed from the following :a) River connectivity, construction of Barrages, Dams, Rubber Dams and Bandhas, drip and piped irrigation in the country highlight the need for water circuits in Indiab) Solar pondsc) Solar evaporationd) None of theseQ21) Where will the 4th NITI Aayog - DRC Dialogue be convened in 2018 ? a) Indiab) Sri Lankac) Bangladeshd) BhutanQ22) Who is the chairman of National Crisis Management Committee ?a) P K Sinhab) VK Sharmac) BC Tripathid) Atul SobtiQ23) Recent review of FTP (2015-20) would focus on micro, small and medium enterprises, labour intensive segments and agriculture sector. Which of the following is correct ? a) The value of new incentives is Rs.8,000 croreb) Trade accounts for 45% of the India’s GDPc) FTP incentives now cover 8,000 of the total 12,000 lines of items.d) All the aboveQ24) When is the World Soil Day observed ?a) December 5thb) September 5thc) March 21std) December 10thQ25) Under whose command, on the harvest festival of Baisakhi ( April 13, 1919), British troops opened fire at a crowd of unarmed people in Jalianwalla bagh?a) Brigadier – General Reginald Dyereb) George Orwellc) Arthur Leed) Henry Edward StokesQ26) Who has been selected as ‘2017 Person of the Year’ by Time Magazine ?a) Donald Trumpb) ‘The Silence Breakers’c) Barak Obamad) Rex TillersonQ27) When is Navy Day celebrated ?a) February 4thb) December 4thc) April 7thd) January 9thQ28) To which civilization, Port town of Lothal (Gujarat) can be traced back, marking the beginning of an ancient tradition of trade by sea ?a) Harappan civilisationb) Aryanc) Sangamd) None of theseQ29) ‘KUSUM’ (Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan) covers which of the following ? a) Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground Mounted Grid Connected Solar Power Plants,b) Installation of 17.50 lakh Stand-alone Solar Pumps andc) Solarisation of 10 lakh Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps and 50 Thousand Tube-wells/Lift Irrigation Projects by Financial Year 2021-22, with the objective of providing financial and water security to farmersd) All the aboveQ30) What are the recent additions for better management of Fair Price shops? a) Equipping ePoS devices with Best Finger Detection (BFD)b) Fusion Finger Detection (FFD)c) IRIS features to minimize the instances of failure of bio-metric authentication, integration of electronic weighing machines with ePoS devicesd) All the aboveQ31) INS Kalpeni, with six local fishermen embarked, undertook guided search for missing/fishing vessels in distress for the second day at “Bassas de Pedro”, a traditional fishing area. Where is ‘Bassas de Pedro’ ? a) Near Lakshadweep islandsb) Andaman & Nicobarc) Yanamd) PuducherryQ32) Which of the following is correct? (Gallantry Award : Monthly allowance)a) Param Vir Chakra (PVC): Rs.20,000b) Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) : Rs.10,000c) Ashoka Chakra : Rs.12,000d) All the above (Revised w.e.f.1.8.2017)Q33) The MPC has also retained its annual GVA forecast for FY 2018 of 6.7 per cent recognizing several significant developments. It also emphasised the Government’s reform efforts on which of the following :a) GSTb) Bank Recapitalization Packagec) Improving Ease of Doing Business Rankingd) All the aboveQ34) Which area was the most affected by the Severe Cyclonic Storm 'OCKHI'?a) Lakshadweepb) Keralac) Southern part of Tamilnadud) All the aboveQ35) “Towards A Pollution Free Planet” is the theme of the 3rd United Nations Environment Assembly. Where was it recently conducted ?a) Nairobib) Kenyac) Zimbabwed) South AfricaQ36) When is the International Yoga Day celebrated ?a) June 21b) March 21c) April 22d) May 31Q37) From which country, the name ‘Ockhi’ for the Cyclone has come from?a) Bangladesh ( Meaning of Ockhi : ‘eye’)b) Pakistanc) Nepald) BhutanQ38) With how much fee, under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), a Stakeholder may file a complaint in the Specified Form along ?a) Rs.2,500b) Rs.5,000c) Rs.10,000d) None of theseQ39) Which country has hosted the “Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage” from 8 to 10 December as part of celebrations of 20th anniversary of BIMSTEC? a) Myanmarb) Indiac) Sri Lankad) ThailandQ40) How does VVPAT machine work ? What are its advantages ?a) In the VVPAT machine, a paper slip is generated bearing the name and symbol of the candidate to whom the vote has been cast and remains visible to the Voter through a transparent window for 7 seconds. b) VVPAT enables the voter to verify instantly that the vote cast by him has been recorded correctly in favour of the candidate of his choicec) Thereby, it is injecting greater transparency and credibility to the whole voting process.d) All the aboveTest of General Awareness(Useful for IBPS (Clerks & Officers)/SBI /SSC/UPSC Exams)Answer key1. B2. B3. A4. A5. B6. B7. B8. B9. B10. A11. B12. B13. A14. D15. D16. A17. C18. D19. D20. A21. A22. A23. D24. A25. A26. B 27. B28. A29. D30. D31. A32. D33. D34. D35. A36. A37. A38. A39. B40. D